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Species Spears Dredges, scallop Rakes Hoes By hand 
Pounds| Value | Pounds| Value | Pounds| Value | Pounds | Value | Pounds| Value 
Eels, common____| 3,000 S270) | ae ee aes | oe are a | meee | | ER | ee | ees |e ee 
Clams: 
elardhypublics |e es ieee ses eS 2 ae alc ea | one | meee ned 13, 200 $960), |. coca oe 
Sottipublic ss |S aes sey Re cee a ee a ee ee | ee 85'415;|000) |3645,700) | 222 = = Sars) aera 
IMursselstise = 20M ES 528) ae a ee ee 7, 200 $175 3, 600 1000) 222s eee 
Periwinkles and 
COCKIES atari Ss Bes Aye oh 8 Coed ee eee ee oe eee ce 8) ee 2, 400 $200 
Scallops: 
Bayes a2 | ae eee eee ee L400 11 S10 5276 oe = = | eee ne ee ee 
2 Eee eG eae |e Seeds 679, 400 | 75, 655 poe ee) FAL | ee ee 
AB 2 ees |e ee) 82, 400 440 
2BBNGOO! || So icOlig | eee | eee 
TIGT800) | 16246 15| 2h ae ees eee ee 
Motaleeesse 3, 000 270 |750, 800 | 85,931 | 7, 200 175 {8, 785, 200 |417, 922 | 84, 800 640 
OPERATING UNITS: By COUNTIES 
Cum- | Han- | Kenne- Lin- | Penob-| Saga- Wash- 
Ttem berland| cock bec Knox coln scot dohoe Waldo ington York 
Fishermen: Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number| Number 
On vessels. _____- 239 Sih) arp ee Se 91 G7albees- 2-2 6: eaee ss 15 
On boats and 
shore: F 
Regulars --- o- 407 (<4 0 ip || egeneaeants Se 431 8317) | eS 73 42 569 167 
Casale 2= 314 953 2 325 440 12 262 61 743 99 
Motale-a- == 960 | 1.594 2 847 819 12 341 103 | 1,340 281 
Vessels, motor: 
5 to 10 tons_____._ 26 11) es oe 26 iP} sos ees PS ee ee 6 3 
11 to 20 tons______ 11 7), || Es Se ae 4 ON Se Ss a | | eee os | Seen 
21 to 30 tons______ Dede Be NS ee poche bbe co ae | fined Sah eeh fe SS ee 
31 to 40 tons______ iL (Se Ss at eae a | Se ee ee oe oc el||_=- 25-52 |S222=es6| soe eee 
51 to 60 tons______ Ap kei SES eso 2 Se ee 22) 2. 4225 | aaa eee eee 
otal nao. 41 By eee 31 16g Hees = 7h lee) whet | 7 3 
Net tonnage___ 515 110) |e 259 16D | 1153 | Sas ee 55 23 
Boats: 
IMOtonas 2! 2 330 ARO /41Be.. Salas 450 268m Neseecas 55 9 309 173 
Otheriae= crn is 229 404 2 187 281 12 57 51 631 &§ 
Accessory boats_-_-_- 96 Stee o es 24 DAG ese So ee 19 33 
Apparatus: 
Purse seines: 
Mackerel__-_-___ 5 fee eS ae | eee Se OH. RSG eee aa ool owe SE SL lee 3 
Length, yards 350) |-- tite al eae ep S6b20R Sees. =|-- 2 See8 | Poe | See as 820 
Fe ee Er nee Lg at eet = 2S Bees se (see SeSesoct 
Length, yards|------_- 250 ED eS 280),| 1360 R) Se | - eee Sea ae ee 8 100) | === 
Haul seines______ 29 11 SSeS Oe Dl lnc eel). Be eee ee 
Length, yards__} 2,900 S30) See 100 4/22 ea EAD | oe eo | Se eee 
Stop seines_______ 13 OF RE BS 9 150 | ee = 2) =e 13) |baesea™ 
Length, yards__} 11,650 | 6,080 |---_--_- 2 900i 27, LOR ee 1200) Se aes 65820) |e 
Gill nets: 
ANCHORS =— == 460 0730 Senne a eee we 28a eee =| ee 10}| 2222252 
Square yards_|208, 004 | 15, 232 |_.._____]-------- 5A OGO SAeeB | 20s Bee eee MGB BI ayes 
Drift ee 228 7 al Ve re | ED ag (5 (eae || a eae a ee ee 143 101 
Square yards_| 64,128 | 1,465 |_-----_- 1080 2st Bees... | SSeS | eee 18,180 | 27, 520 
LI ie a || ES | ae | ee | ae ee 36 50! |). Sao 9 68) e222 es2- 
Squareyardss hoo es = a See ee | eee T4158 ules .S40))| case 540) |) 108700) | 22 see 
ines: 
Hand sstei22.2 731i wees! OG eee eee 186 | 1,065 
Hookssss24-- 142 DIA | est 372 Baez) 
Traw]==sse= BGGO2s | ras 20 7m | eee 2,070 | 1,691 
Hooks=s =) 299, 000 |204, 620 |_..____- 103, 500 | 86, 950 
Floating traps___- 5 5 pp) fan Be I oT 4 
Wieins? kept eee | Eee S37 eee eee 19 3 
ny ke nets: a= - =| ee oe ere 18o|b2eh Ssh. Sees | awe oss 
Dip netse=2- 2-2 |- TAP fe gar et 15 5 


